There were many hardships involved with the wall, though there were benefits because of the wall as well, such as protection against the Xiongnu Mongols. The costs of the Great Wall of Ancient China outweighed the benefits because of the money expenses, the use of citizen’s lives, and the wall was inadequate. The costs of the Great Wall outweighed the benefits because of the money expenses. As we all are aware, everything…
According to source C The Great Wall of China the dynasty who first stared building the wall was the Qin's dynasty they didn't finished it then the Han dynasty continued building the wall the benefits did not outweigh the cost. Pretty sure not because Mongols still passed over the wall that cost china a lot of deaths. Plus the wall cost lot of time effort and Money all for nothing. During the short ten-years period of Qin wall-building, there was heavy use of peasant laborers, who worked seven-days work weeks with little food. During the Han period peasants farm families were forced to move north and west both…
(Doc E). There are three main reasons that benefited the building of the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost: because of death, harsh working, and xiongnu tribute. First of all, what benefit the wall didn’t outfit the cost. Their deaths were because of their hunger, sickness, cold,and heat.…
The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? The Great Wall was originally built by the Xin and Han Dynasty to keep out the Mongolians. However, the benefits of the wall did not outweigh the costs. According to Document C, there was many casualties while building the wall.…
The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? The Great Wall of Ancient China was first built by Emperor Qin because he wanted security and to protect cities and towns. However, the benefits of building The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs. According to Document B, there was no benefits for the costs on The Great Wall because they still had to pay tribute. Due to paying tribute, Document B, showed that when they were paying tribute the cost raised as the wall got bigger.…
Even though that Shi Huangdi was a ruthless ruler, he still did unified China. But there were also several significant identities that further unified China. After the Qin dynasty was overthrown by the Han dynasty, under Emperor Wudi reign, who was the greatest Han Emperor, he expanded China’s territory by invading northern Vietnam and Korea, in which eventually was under his rule. A Chinese form of government ruled this invaded countries according to Confusian principles. China had became more unified when the Han dynasty achieved its period of greatest prosperity.…
Qin controlled China for the most part. He was also a legalist(believing that everybody was bad) and because of this, he thinks that it is necessary for him to control everyone’s lives. He created a set of laws, a bureaucracy to ensure that he could control people’s lives every minute of every day. Shi Huangdi went further than that, he created a spy system.…
The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Cost? The Great Wall was built by the Qin and Han dynasty's in order to protect China from the Xiongnu Mongols. However, according to document C, "Tens of thousands of soldiers died from hunger, sickness, and extreme heat or cold." This shows how during the process of building the wall, the soldiers had a bad life that sometimes led to death.…
Ancient empires of India and China saw a series of dynastic emperors. Two of the most prominent and influential were Ashoka and Qin Shihuangdi, who had some similarities and differences. Ashoka was an emperor in India of the Mauryan Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE. Shi Huangdi was the founder of the Qin dynasty, he ruled from 220 to 210 BC. Both rulers were seen as hard-working and self-confident.…
According to the Department of Asian Art, "He is credited with building the Great Wall of China by uniting several preexisting defensive walls on the northern frontier" (Document 6). Qin Shihuangdi created the Great Wall of China which proctects China from war and helps keep invaders out. This great leader is protecting his citizens with his invention. Another example, in the History of the Early Han Dynasty, the author claimed, "He invented a water-powered blowing-engine for the casting of iron agricultural implements" (Document 8). This invention allowed people to get a great benefit for little work, this changed their lives and made it easier because now they could do other things while having a machine do all the…
He used going to work on the wall as a type of punishment. When he died, the Han dynasty rose to power, and continued building the wall as a defense mechanism. The Great Wall is located in the North of China. It is about 3,000 miles straight, but including going up and down mountains, it is about 6,000 miles long. Creating a wall this long takes a lot of time.…
1. In lines 6-10, Li Si describes the great achievements of Shi Huangdi. According to Li Si, what are two achievements that Shi Huangdi was able reach that the leaders before him were unable to reach? 2. What does the phrase “opinionated scholar” (li. 18) mean?…
There are many different accounts on the fall of the Qin dynasty. The different accounts are either secondary or primary sources. Some are reliable and others not so trustworthy. There are many aspects that make it easier to decipher which sources are not realistic and which really tell the story of the Qin dynasty. Three documents were given to piece together the fall of the Qin dynasty.…
The Great Wall of China, built in 206 B.C, is over 5,000 miles and took over 2,000 years to finish. It is a very significant and prominent feature of Chinese society, yet did the benefits outweigh the cost. Having this in mind and viewing both sides of the argument, The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs because it took many individuals away from important jobs, as well as increased the number of casualties throughout all of China. A reason why the benefits did not outweigh the cost in particular is that many were taken from their families and forced to leave their jobs to construct the wall.…
Yuan Shikai was a man of great intellect in a different way that most people saw back in that time period and culture. Although he could not pass the examinations, he was blessed with other talents such as leading men into battle and also leading the country of China as the first president. This is why he is an interesting character study because he influenced China in many ways. He served in the army and was promoted up to one of the most prestigious positions and how the opportunity to become the first president of the Republic of China.…